home baked bagels

🥘 Ingredients

• • water
• • yeast
• • sugar
• • salt
• • bread flour
• • egg white
• • cinnamon
• • raisins
• • poppy seed
• • dried onion
• • sesame seeds

📝 Instructions

1. 1 mix yeast , sugar and warm water together and let stand 3 minutes
2. 2 mix 2 cups of flour with the salt in a large bowl and add the yeast mixture
3. 3 stir until combined and slowly mix in the rest of the flour
4. 4 knead on a floured surface for 5 minutes , adding additional flour if needed , dough should be firm
5. 5 place dough in a greased bowl , cover and let rise until double
6. 6 after rising punch down and divide dough into 12 balls
7. 7 allow to rest for 4 minutes
8. 8 bring 2 quarts of water to boil
9. 9 with your thumb , make a hole in each ball of dough and pull open about 2 inches , making a bagel shape
10. 10 preheat oven to 350 degrees
11. 11 place the shaped dough onto a cookie sheet and cover for 10 minutes
12. 12 lower heat under water for it to be simmering
13. 13 drop 2 or 3 bagels at a time into the water for about 45 seconds , turning each once
14. 14 drain and place on greased baking sheets
15. 15 brush tops with beaten egg white and top with optional toppings
16. 16 bake for 35 minutes , turning once for even browning
17. 17 bagels are done when they are golden brown and shiny